Fingerprints in Song C7A6440
Like songbirds, King penguins possess a duel syrinx (sound producing organ) that allows them to produce simultaneous sounds of different frequencies. They may sound like noise to us, but studies have shown specific differences in the frequencies and inherent pulsations that make it possible for individuals in large penguin colonies to identify each other. This becomes extremely important when parents are responsible for each other and their offspring and live in such a crowded collective of individuals. So, while it may seem like noise to us, these display calls are used by mates to locate and identify each other. There are very specific characteristics of each duel frequency call that give a penguin identifying characteristics. They are akin to fingerprints in song.
Fingerprints in Song C7A6440
Like songbirds, King penguins possess a duel syrinx (sound producing organ) that allows them to produce simultaneous sounds of different frequencies. They may sound like noise to us, but studies have shown specific differences in the frequencies and inherent pulsations that make it possible for individuals in large penguin colonies to identify each other. This becomes extremely important when parents are responsible for each other and their offspring and live in such a crowded collective of individuals. So, while it may seem like noise to us, these display calls are used by mates to locate and identify each other. There are very specific characteristics of each duel frequency call that give a penguin identifying characteristics. They are akin to fingerprints in song.